# Discovery guide

Use with a recent real task. Ask permission before recording or retaining artifacts. Prefer sanitized or synthetic data.

## Interview prompts
- Show the last real task from its starting condition to its destination.
- Where do you wait, re-enter information, check twice, or ask for help?
- What happens when input is missing, late, duplicated, or invalid?
- Which backend or integration must remain? Which handoff fails?
- What may change, and what must survive failure?
- Who accepts the result and who operates it afterward?

## Capture
- Users, buyer, operator: [roles]
- Frequency and baseline: [time, errors, rework, assistance]
- Inputs and outputs: [formats, destination, retention]
- Exceptions and recovery: [cases and current workaround]
- Access and permissions: [sandbox, least privilege, decision owner]
- Risks, constraints, and open decisions: [list]

## Exit for MS-02
The observed path, baseline, representative fixtures, system boundaries, and measurable outcome are recorded. If the pain is not repeated or cannot be tied to an outcome, stop or re-scope.